Month: March 2019

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Best Practices Cataloging Advisory Committee

New Best Practice Recommendation from CAC

The ARLIS/NA Cataloging Advisory Committee has produced the below best practice recommendation for exhibition notes:

Best Practice for Recording Exhibition Notes in MARC

The ARLIS/NA Cataloging Advisory Committee recommends using the 500 field, rather than the 518 or 585, to record exhibition information such as dates and venues.

We reserve the use of the 585 for recording information about exhibitions in which the material being described has been shown, as in the following example:

https://bit.ly/2HwHIDQ

We do not use the 518 for exhibition information, as we understand it to be intended for creation or capture information.

We’re grateful to the CAC for sharing this new guideline!

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Cat Section Annual Meeting Agenda (2019)

Get ready to meet and mingle with your cataloging colleagues!

The Cataloging Section will meet this year at the ARLIS/NA annual conference in Salt Lake City at the Grand America Hotel, on Thursday, March 28 at 8 AM. For the most up-to-date information on time and location, refer to the conference Sched.

A limited number of print copies of the 2019 Cat Section Agenda will be made available at the meeting.

See you there!

 

(Image: Sam B. Dill’s Circus in Mineola, New York. Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library via NYPL Digital Collections)

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Section Meeting at 2019 ARLIS/NA Conference

The Cataloging Section meeting at the 2019 ARLIS/NA conference in Salt Lake City will be held on Thursday, March 28 from 8:00am – 8:50am, in Envoy (Level 1) at the Great America Hotel.

There are just two things we need to help make the meeting, and the year, a success:

  • A new Vice-moderator/Moderator elect: If you are interested in getting involved and contributing to the Cataloging Section, please contact us! This is a great chance to get involved with ARLIS/NA and contribute to the cataloging community. All are welcome! The only requirement is an enthusiasm for art metadata and serving the society.
  • Content: Do you have news to share at our meeting? Is there a fellowship at your institution, a new initiative that your metadata peers might be excited about, or a cataloging panel you’re involved in at the conference? Let us know!
    OR, can you make a mini-presentation? Mini-presentations are brief (5 minutes or so) and informal and can be about any topic related to cataloging and metadata. Describe something unusual you’ve cataloged, or provide an update about how a project is going. Share your cataloging stories, successes, and challenges! Send a brief description and please include any media/A/V needs.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you, and seeing you in Salt Lake City!